Agriculture

Consumer interest in learning more about gut health continues to grow.   A recent study by the International Food Information Council says Americans continue to be interested in learning about prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, and the gut microbiome. Healthy Living: Click here for more information. ...

Corn planting has wrapped up for two southwest Iowa farmers. Justin Ewalt of Tabor tells Brownfield, “I think we were kind of the dry pocket in the state,” he said. “Over in central Iowa, they have been really wet. Hopefully, those guys get a little reprieve and get going here this week.” He says soybean planting has picked up with the recent heat wave. “We did see a lot of […]

A northwest central Ohio farmer is welcoming the 80-degree forecast after a slow start to the planting season. Patty Mann tells Brownfield “we had a real brief window a week ago where we just did a little seven-acre field. We got the corn planter out so that field is in, and we have some fertilizer spread on another field we hope to plant this afternoon.” She says there are still […]

Brownfield’s Red Oak, Iowa affiliate radio stations have partnered with us for nearly 3 decades. We are so proud to have Country station KCSI 95.3 FM/KOAK 1080 AM as part of the Brownfield Ag News family! Visit the website, follow them on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram at kcsi.radio. Here are a few things you might like to know about this great station! How long has your station been on the […]

Direct farm sales of local foods and the number of farms selling directly are increasing. In USDA’s latest Local Food Marketing Survey, sales of local foods sold directly by farmers totaled $9 billion, up three percent from 2015, with more than 147,000 operators selling directly, up 12 percent. Community Food Systems Educator Mariel Borgman with Michigan State University tells Brownfield pandemic brought greater emphasis to buying local. “We saw CSA […]

Ukrainian farmers are still uncertain if they’ll be able to transport grain, which could add more volatility to global markets. Roman Grynyshyn is the founder of a Ukrainian non-profit that provides resources to producers and says harvest is less than 3 months away. “The world food security is worsening because we have this commodity, but no one is coming. We cannot either harvest or export this.  This is a really […]

Historical data from Helena shows there are six nutrients that are consistently low in test results. In this Managing for Profit, Derek Emerine, national agronomist for Helena talks about the role nutrients play in crop development and why testing matters. ...

Wisconsin has modified its recent ban on transporting and showing poultry.  Kevin Hoffman with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says the most recent order replaces the April 7th order, and now prohibits the movement of all domestic birds to events, shows, exhibitions and swap meets… not just poultry. The new order applies to any avian species held in captivity, including poultry, ratites, pet birds, and farm-raised game […]